as in harassment
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another
the endless pestering finally drove me to study at the library
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as in bothering
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing
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as in teasing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pestering
Verb
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Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025 -
The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In other news, water is wet and the Islanders are naughty.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
21 June 2025
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The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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But Eve is also extremely crafty and can make any object dangerous.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Also keep an eye on crafty Eastern Washington WR Efton Chism III.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Pestering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pestering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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